1871.] F. Day — Monograph of Indian Cyprinida. 345 



Scales — minute, those along the lateral line largest ; anal row 

 but little developed. 

 Colour — silvery. 

 Hab. Cashmere. 



12. *SCHIZ0TH0RAX NASUS. 



Heckel, Fische aus Kascli. p. 33, f. 6 j *Cuv. aud Val., xvi, p. 218 ; Giiuther, 

 Catal. vii, p. 166. 



DongUj Cash. 



B. III. D. 11, A. 8. 



Length of head 2/9, height of body a little above 2/9 of the 

 total length. 



Eyes. Diameter 1/6 of the length of head, more than 1 diame- 

 ter from end of snout. 



Mouth inferior, crescentic, cleft nearly horizontal, and not so long 

 as the gape,upper jaw somewhat compressed, and projecting beyond 

 the lower, margin of mandibles sharp, with the lower labial fold 

 interrupted. 



Fins. Dorsal arises midway between the end of the snout, and 

 the root of the caudal, its osseous ray is of moderate strength, and 

 armed posteriorly with some rather widely set denticulations. 

 Anal, when laid flat, not extending to the root of the caudal. 



Scales — minute ; anal row moderately developed, the largest scales 

 in it being half as broad as the orbit. 



Sab, Cashmere ; attaining at least 11 inches in length. 



13, SCHIZOTHORAX HuGELII. 



Heckel, Fische aus Kaschmir, p. 36, t. 7; # Cuv. and Val«, xvi, p. 219- 

 *Giinther, Catal. vii, p. 164. 



Grot, Cash. 



B. III. D. 3/8, P. 21, V. 10, A. 2/5, L. 1. ca. 190. 



Length of head 1/5, of caudal 1/5, height of body 2/9 of the 

 total length without the caudal fin. 



Eyes. Diameter 1/6 of length of head, 2J diameters from end 

 of snout and apart. 



Gape of mouth horse-shoe shaped, as broad as deep, cleft oblique 

 upper jaw the longest. Edge of lower jaw with a thin but sharp 



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